Do you pay attention to the colours when you travel, or visit somewhere new or when you drive, when you look at the pains in your house, the place at work, when you do shopping? Without we realise it, colours gives us emotional reactions, they can make us calmer, angrier or more energised. On Traffic Light, the red sign tells us to stop or green to go ahead or yellow to get ready to go etc. The colours of fruits can tell us whether or not it’s ripe.
from Conde Nest Traveler, these are 40 colours of different places in the world.
40. Arco de Santa Catalina, Antigua, Guatemala
“The quaint Guatemalan city of Antigua is known for three iconic images: its colourful colonial architecture, the towering ring of volcanoes surrounding it, and that one, canary-yellow archway—right in its town center. Antigua’s most popular site, the Arco de Santa Catalina, sits on 5th Avenue North, where it once functioned as a secret passageway for cloistered nuns to walk unseen between two churches on opposite sides of the street.”
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* Please share the colourful places you’ve seen or visited with a bit of explanation of where they are.
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3 Havana Metropolitan Park, Cuba
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Situated on the banks of the Almendares River, the lush 700-hectare urban forest of Havana’s Metropolitan Park is a rare natural escape in the concrete-laden city. Colossal jaguey trees hold up curtains of rich green moss, and it’s not uncommon to spot Santería rituals taking place by the water’s edge.
Get the shot: Though there are ongoing revitalization efforts, the park lacks facilities—you can appreciate the view, without any of the downsides, by making a pit stop on a leisurely drive through. You’ll see other travelers in classic cars doing the same.
4 Mu Cang Chai Rice Terrace Fields, Vietnam
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Some 175 miles northwest of Hanoi, these rice paddies in Vietnam’s isolated northern reaches have gained Instagram fame for their impressive angles in a topographically challenging region. Each year, the colors change from green (in late spring and summer) to yellow (in October) as the rice ripens.
Get the shot: Visit in the beginning of October, when the rice harvest begins, and stop by twice: once early in the morning before the crowds arrive, and a second time at sunset.
1. Northern Lights, Manitoba
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When charged particles from the sun collide with atoms in the earth’s atmosphere, countless bursts of light occur, creating the aurora borealis. In layman’s terms? Colorful lights dance across the sky, creating nature’s best show. This phenomenon can be seen in high-latitude regions nearest the Arctic and Antarctica, in an array of colors from soft yellow to vibrant green to deep purple. Alaska, Greenland, Finland, Norway, and Canada are some of the best places to catch the aurora.
Get the shot: Though the phenomenon happens year round, the best time to see the Northern Lights is during winter or spring—specifically, December through April—when skies are darker and clearer. Head to areas with the least light pollution for the best photos, and be sure to turn your flash off.
2 The Amazon Rainforest
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The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest forest, with a massive footprint of more than two million square miles across nine countries in South America: Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana. Its estimated 390 billion trees are credited with producing 20 percent of the world’s oxygen, earning the rainforest the nickname of “The Lungs of the World.”
Get the shot: Hop on the flight from Lima to Iquitos, Peru and grab a window seat: the last hour of the flight delivers awe-inspiring views of the Amazon River from above. Once you’re there, head for an eco-lodge deeper in the jungle.
5 The Highlands, Scotland
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A mountainous region in northwest Scotland, the Highlands are known for their windswept beauty. Add in Outlander fandom (the Starz show was filmed across the country) and whisky distilleries, and it’s easy to see why the region has begun to feel the strain of tourists.
Get the shot: Drive the North Coast 500 road trip, which traverses the northern reaches of the Highlands and includes fairy-tale castles, beaches, and ruins. You’ll get some of the best weather in May and June (as well as the most daylight).
6 Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Japan
I’ve been here too. Lovely place.
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This lush bamboo grove on the outskirts of Kyoto is not only a dizzying, peaceful respite from Japan’s often busy energy: In 1996, the Ministry of the Environment included the audio from here—wood creaking, leaves rustling—as one of the top 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
Get the shot: Arrive after 10 a.m. and you’ll run into the hordes. Go earlier, around 7:45 (thanks, jet lag!) and walk toward the sections in the back, which are the densest.
7 Grand Central Terminal, New York
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As we previously reported, the astronomical ceiling depicting a 2,500-star Mediterranean sky above Grand Central’s Main Concourse draws admiration from most that pass under it, but it has some technical flaws that go unnoticed to the untrained eye: some constellations appear as they would from earth, for example, but most are backwards.
Get the shot: Grand Central, the world’s largest train terminal, is rarely empty, thanks to commuters that rush to and fro during the morning and evening. Best to go during late morning (around 10-11 a.m.) to take advantage of sunlight filtering through the large, arched windows.
8 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
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The colourful city of Old San Juan is an Instagram darling, thanks to a harmonious blend of cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial architecture dating back to the 1500s, and vivid, Caribbean-inspired paint jobs. Despite Hurricane Maria’s destruction of much of the island in September 2017, this historic district was one of the first areas to bounce back. Now, less than two years later, you’d be hard-pressed to find evidence of the hurricane, and Old San Juan remains Puerto Rico’s most popular destination.
Get the shot: The historic district is small and walkable, so explore on foot to get the best views of ornate, colorful buildings like these. Keep an eye out for Fortaleza Street, where an installation of hundreds of colorful umbrellas are strung overheard.
9 The Maldives
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A chain of 26 atolls and more than 1,000 islands in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Maldives is one of the most sought-after tropical destinations in the world. With world-renowned diving sites and resorts that are the definition of luxury, the country offers the perfect combination of relaxation and adventure. Add to that a true left-the-real-world-behind feeling, and you have yourself the vacation dreams are made of.
Get the shot: No image defines the Maldives quite as distinctly as a row of bungalows sitting over almost impossibly blue water. Do yourself (and your Instagram followers) a favor, and book an overwater suite at Niyama Private Islands Maldives or COMO Cocoa Island, where paradise waits literally right outside your front door.
10 Blue Lagoon, Iceland
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The Blue Lagoon is otherworldly in appearance—black lava rock punctuated with milky blue waters, and steam billowing like clouds. The visual appeal is only part of the experience, however. A soak in the 100-degree water (which comes from the output of a nearby geothermal plant) is like a spa experience, with silica mud masks and mineral salts ensuring your skin will look—and feel—better than it did when you got there.
Get the shot: It’s hard to get that perfect Instagram shot without a bunch of other tourists appearing somewhere in the background. To trick the world into thinking you had the entire pool to yourself, check into the Retreat at the Blue Lagoon: The 62-suite luxury hotel has a private swimming hole that’s an extension of the Blue Lagoon, letting you enjoy those glowingly blue waters (mostly) free of other people.
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That is a beautiful garden and gorgeous flowers.
beautiful mix of purple and white. I love them.
Thank you for sharing, Ibis.
And this is my orchid. I took this picture around 2017 I think but I still have them and they are flowering regularly but I rarely take pictures anymore lately. I have the white orchid now too. Not many, only a few but continue to blossom.
I spray them with orchid vitamin every twice a week and watering them everyday.
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12 Júzcar, Spain
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This tiny Andalusian town, about two hours south of Seville, hasn’t always been blue. In fact, the entirety of Júzcar was painted blue as part of a publicity stunt for The Smurfs movie in 2011, creating a real-life Smurf village in the Ronda mountains. Originally, the movie’s production studio said they would return the town to its original white, but the town voted to keep the blue. But as of 2017, after tens of thousands of tourists visited to see the blue town, it is no longer allowed to call itself home of the Smurfs, after a dispute with the tiny cartoon characters’ creator, The Telegraph reports.
Get the shot: Wander the cobblestone streets past blue churches, homes, and offices, or stop by the tiny mushroom building to pretend to be a Smurf yourself.
11 Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Located about 60 miles off the coast of Belize, the Lighthouse Reef has beautiful coral and shallow turquoise waters—and a vertical drop that’s more than 400 feet deep. Meet the Great Blue Hole, a 1,000-foot-wide, perfectly circular sinkhole in the middle of the atoll. Ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau helped make the spot famous in 1971, when he declared it one of the best diving sites on the planet.
Get the shot: While an aerial shot is enough to convince anyone of its beauty, scuba divers are the ones who get to experience the wonders that lie beneath—massive, 40-foot limestone stalactites and stalagmites that formed during the last glacial period. Go between January and March to avoid the rainy season, and beat the crowds by hiring a boat early in the morning, which you can take from nearby Ambergris Caye.
13 Scotia Sea, Antarctica
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Gorgeous Blues
Want to see something crazy? Look no further than the massive ‘bergs in Antarctica, where these sharp-edged behemoths practically glow with iciness. And fortunately—at least according to one climate scientist—it’s still okay to make a pilgrimage to see them.
Get the shot: One of the best ways to see Antarctica (and its icebergs) is by boat, so a cruise may be the best way to go. Quark Expeditions, which readers voted one of the best small ship cruise lines during this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, offers three cruises around the Antarctic Peninsula.
Far Out !! Incredible !!! 👍👍
Morning Lily,
Long time no see…:))
I agree, it’s so gorgeous.
I bet the little black ones on the ice cube are penguins.
They are ! See their lil white coated chests !
It is more obvious now.
Morning Lily…:))
14 The Dead Sea
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Beautiful blues again.
There’s a reason it’s called the Dead Sea; until at least 2010, scientists weren’t even sure whether the most miserly forms of life could exist in this body of water straddling Israel and Jordan. But it’s worth checking out anyway: its salinity is ten times that of most sea water—note the hunks of bright white salt clinging to its banks that you’d figure for ice, if it weren’t 90 degrees outside—meaning you can bounce above the electric blue waters.
Get the shot: This is a tourist hot spot, so you can expect to see droves of other bathers inching toward the shoreline, all belly-up. Regardless of the crowds, you’ll want to go during the day—otherwise, the water’s complexion, like a bottle of Cool Blue Gatorade, will be lost on you. (Another option is to head up to the fortification of Masada, which sits on a plateau above the sea and offers sweeping views.)
15 Pamukkale, Turkey
Another pretty blues.
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Humans have been soaking in the naturally formed travertine limestone pools since Roman times, and it’s now protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The warm water trickles down the terraced stone pools, which draw their blue color from the sky’s reflection. (While not part of the salt pools, the Antique Pool in town is a must-see, filled with crystal clear water and downed Roman columns from centuries ago.)
Get the shot: A lot of visitors to Pamukkale are day-trippers coming from the coast and cruise ports, who don’t arrive until the afternoon, so come early to avoid the crowds and get a nearly empty photo. Try visiting in the spring, when the temperatures are still tolerable, the sun is out, and crowds aren’t at their full summer capacity.
I have been lucky enough to have been there. Magnificent!! People aren’t allowed to wear shoes when walking over the limestone.
Wow… that is wonderful.
Was that the sacred place that you were not allowed to wear your shoes?
We are planing on maybe going there end of this year. Finger crossed.
No, heels and soles of shoes could damage it. I hope that you go, even the few determined weeds the somehow manage to grow there have their leaves covered in limestone so they don’t last long. The water temperature is great!
Oh okay. We’ll know then.
And there are so many historical places to visit in just Turkey.
My friends went there and they spent 10 days to be able to visit all the attractions there.
Very interesting.
There is a lot to see, a rich culture and history. Politically things have changed but as a normal tourist you shouldn’t have any problems.
This is what is so great about your threads for me, they wake up memories that one hasn’t though about for a while.
Have a great day!
Yes, those are all true about rich culture and history.
It’s been on our plan to go there, I hope it will come true on our next holiday trip.
That’s good to know that this thread reminds you of something that you no longer thought of.
Have a very sweet morning out there, Shirley. *Smile
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17 Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
Structures like the Azadi Tower and Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge in Tehran have put Iran on every design lover’s radar. But it’s the ancient mosques of Isfahan that keep us coming back, with elaborate mosaics and hidden Persian gardens.
Get the shot: Shah Mosque (also known as Imam Mosque) is one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in the city. Built in the 17th century, the sacred building is known for its Persian domes, marble columns, and, above all, intricate mosaics. The mosque’s entrances and prayer halls are covered with hundred of thousands of blue tiles, punctuated with yellows and greens.
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Awesome
18 Grape Hyacinths, the Netherlands
When you think of the Netherlands, you tend to think of tulips—vast fields filled with neat rows of the bulbs, in shades of blush, magenta, coral, and more. But if you want to take a different tack, look out for the grape hyacinths, instead. These bulbous, densely packed blooms resemble bunches of grapes, and they’re a fun, unexpected reprieve from the standard Holland to-do list.
Get the shot: You’ll get one of the best sightings of the perky, bluish-purple flowers at Lisse’s Keukenhof Park, in southern Holland. But, as one of the largest flower gardens in the world, the park heaves with tourists in the spring—especially since it’s only open between late March and late May. If you can, try to head to Keukenhof in the early evening, when the daytime crowds have tapered off. (And, hey—if you still want to see tulips, this place has a gobsmacking 800 varieties).
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Beautiful, I like it.
19 Mono Lake, California
Out at California’s Mono Lake, the tufa towers are plentiful—and no, that’s not a line from Dr. Seuss. The lake has no outlet, which means that salt accumulates at high levels; and these calcium-carbonate structures, formed by the mingling of freshwater springs and the lake’s saline, alkaline waters, are the gnarly result. Perhaps better still, the area’s distance from civilization and lack of plentiful trees makes it an excellent spot for stargazing—as you can see here.
Get the shot: It’s by no means a bad idea to head here during the day—that’s when you’ll see the clearest reflections of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountain range in the water. But swing by at sunset, and you’ll be treated to a spectacular show, when the sky swings from blue to fiery reds and pinks, landing at an inky, star-studded black.
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16 Chefchaouen, Morocco
While not easy to get to, this 15th-century fortress town in the Rif Mountains, about two hours south of Tangier, remains a popular draw for tourists. All of the buildings in and out of its medina are painted a dreamy sky blue—and sometimes, even the streets and the steps of the winding old town are as blue as the walls around them. Why blue? When Jewish refugees from Spain moved here in the 1930s, they brought with them their custom of coloring things blue to reflect the divine.
Get the shot: Turn any corner of Chefchaouen’s medina and you’re bound to find a jaw-dropping view of its blue buildings or the surrounding mountains. But for a view over the whole town, make the 20-minute hike up to the Grande Mosquée.
Love the blues.
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Yes, I like that blues too. Very pretty.
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16 Chefchaouen, Morocco
While not easy to get to, this 15th-century fortress town in the Rif Mountains, about two hours south of Tangier, remains a popular draw for tourists. All of the buildings in and out of its medina are painted a dreamy sky blue—and sometimes, even the streets and the steps of the winding old town are as blue as the walls around them. Why blue? When Jewish refugees from Spain moved here in the 1930s, they brought with them their custom of coloring things blue to reflect the divine.
Get the shot: Turn any corner of Chefchaouen’s medina and you’re bound to find a jaw-dropping view of its blue buildings or the surrounding mountains. But for a view over the whole town, make the 20-minute hike up to the Grande Mosquée.
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Beautiful
20 Provence, France
The seemingly endless stretches of lavender make Provence one of the prettiest (and best-smelling) places in France. Distilleries—where the essential oil from the flowers are bottled or used to make soaps, lotions, and creams—dot the area, but the multitude of fields featuring unreal violet views are the real pride of Provence.
Get the shot: One of the most scenic spots to enjoy the flower fields is Sénanque Abbey, a twelfth-century church near the village of Gordes. The gentle heather-gray color of the abbey looks custom-made for its surroundings, particularly in the summer, when the acres around it bloom into a sea of purple.
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21 Kawachi Fuji Gardens, Kitakyushu, Japan
Japan might be known for its pink cherry blossoms, but its purple wisteria trees bloom just as brilliantly for a few weeks every spring, turning parks and gardens around the country into a vision of pastel hues.
Get the shot: Located in the Kawachi Fuji Gardens in Kitakyushu (six hours outside of Tokyo), Japan’s Insta-famous “wisteria tunnel” is straight out of a fairy tale. The best time to visit is in late April or early May, during the Fuji Matsuri, or “Wisteria Festival,” when the magical tunnel is in full bloom. (At any other time of year, you’ll find bare branches instead of lush, purple flowers.)
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23 Las Salinas de Torrevieja, Spain
The world is full of otherworldly bodies of water, from the green lakes of New Zealand to the technicolor hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. But the saltwater lake in Torrevieja, Spain is easily one of the most delightful, with a mixture of bacteria and algae giving the water a bubble-gum pink hue. And the lake isn’t just for admiring from a distance—in fact, the water’s high concentration of salt makes it a perfect place to float (you can even use the underlying mud as a makeshift spa treatment).
Get the shot: If the millennial pink lake is a little too trendy for you, try to sneak a flamingo or two into your photo. The birds frequent the lake to eat the algae-filled shrimp in the waters, giving their feathers a shade equally rosy to their surroundings.
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24 Lofoten Islands, Norway
It’s not exactly easy to reach the Lofoten Islands, just off Norway’s northwestern coast. But once you’re there, you’ll find beauty that is truly unparalleled: think colorful fishing villages, majestic fjords, and frozen beaches dotted with surfers.
Get the shot: One of Lofoten’s biggest attractions are the painted fishing villages found all over the islands. The red and white wooden fishermen’s huts (known as rerbuers) line the towns’ waterfronts, and look particularly lovely with the sun setting in the distance.
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Beautiful…I love it
25 Lake Natron, Tanzania
On the northern border of Tanzania and Kenya, the deep-red Lake Natron is one of the most inhospitable places on earth. It’s high in salt content, is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and is extremely alkaline, so much so that its pH is about that of ammonia. The only beings that live within the lake are the red algae that thrive in the harsh conditions.
Get the shot: The other draw to Lake Natron is the world’s largest population of pink flamingos that lay eggs during the dry season—September to December—on the lake’s safer shores.
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26 Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
About a three-hour drive north from Chile’s San Pedro de Atacama, this salt lake in the shadow of the Andes has a similar story to Tanzania’s Lake Natron. Spanning 14,000 acres and just three feet deep, its waters are blood red due to its extreme alkalinity and the algae that thrive in its otherworldly heat. Like Lake Natron, too, Laguna Colorada is a hotbed for flamingos—specifically the rare, light pink James’s flamingos.
Get the shot: Flamingos (and the lake) look their best from December to April: the lake is full of water, making it more reflective for photos, and the birds are breeding. Be sure to try and catch the lake at sunset, when it’s at its reddest.
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27. Valley of the Moon, Chile
Named for its lunar landscape, the otherworldly Valle de la Luna in Chile’s Atacama Desert is known for a jagged range of wind-carved rocks. As the sun sets each evening, the change in light makes the rocks appear to change from pink to a deep red, just before the sky fills with some of the world’s best stargazing.
Get the shot: Most travelers go to Valle de la Luna for its spectacular sunsets. Go at sunrise to get a similar experience—without the crowds.
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28 Chengdu, China
There’s a reason we picked Chengdu as one of our places to go in 2019: The Sichuanese capital is known for its contemporary culture and devotion to the Szechuan pepper, which writer Tom Parker Bowles called both “high art and base pleasure.” Its ancient red-themed streets—like the one pictured here—don’t hurt, either.
Get the shot: Head to Jinli Street in the evening to catch the sunset and see the red from the lanterns, which are most typically strung up during Chinese New Year (February).
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I’ve been there…:))
29. Fushimi Inari Taisha, Japan
The path to the inner shrine of Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari complex is lined with more than 10,000 red-orange gates, or toriis. Built close together, and engraved with the name of who donated them, the toriis form a story of colorful canopy for those walking to pay their respects to the inami, divine Shinto fox spirits. They are also a hugely popular background for social media posts, so the climb is often very crowded.
Get the shot: The shrine is open 24 hours and is just a few minutes walk from the Fushimi-Inari Station and Inari Stations. Incredibly popular with tourists, it’s best to come early in the morning, before 10 a.m., to get a semblance of quiet. The entire walk up to the main shrine is about two miles long.
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30. Antelope Canyon, Utah
This slot canyon, embedded deep in eastern Page, Arizona, by Lake Powell, actually comprises two parts: Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon (the former is also known as ‘The Crack,’ and the latter, as ‘The Corkscrew’). Shaped by erosion of the sandstone, the canyons exhibit swirling striations in the rock that’ll make you feel like you’re on the inside of a giant creamsicle.
Get the shot: Regardless of when you visit during the day, you’ll need to head out with a Navajo guide (the canyon sits on Navajo lands). But for optimal views of this nature-made marvel, check out Upper Antelope Canyon at midday: Like a cathedral, light pours into the slot canyon from above, illuminating the twisted, rust-red stone. The Upper portion is the only one to experience this phenomenon; it’s also more accessible, especially for those with mobility issues.
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31. Jaipur, India
Jaipur may be nicknamed the “Pink City” for its painted buildings, but we’d place this is strictly terracotta territory on the color wheel. The city’s maharaja, Sawai Ram Singh II, ordered the buildings be painted an orangey-pink color in 1876 for a royal visit from Prince Albert and Queen Victoria; many buildings in the city’s old town remain painted this color today.
Get the shot: Head to the grand Hawa Mahal (attached to Jaipur’s also pink City Palace), the Patrika Gate at the Jawahar Circle Garden, and the entry to the Ganesh Pol at the Amber Fort for ultra-colorful photos.
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32 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Once a year on the twelfth full moon of the lunar calendar, the skies above Thailand fill with thousands of glowing orange paper lanterns for the Yi Peng festival. The moment of the lantern release is a way of letting go of the negative from the past year and inviting in the positive moving forward; look closely, and you’ll see many of the lanterns are scribbled with names and hand-written wishes.
Get the shot: Chiang Mai, in Northern Thailand, is where the largest celebrations take place. The most spectacular view is usually at Mae Jo University’s release a few days earlier, though the roads along the Ping River on the full moon are a close second.
https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE
Nice Carlos,
I like Eva too.
She is lovely!
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Snow only drops down this low a couple of times annually but the colors seem crisper, and the air colder while it lasts. The color of the mountains varies by season too. I live at about sea level in the So. California lower desert area.
One local peak is San Jacinto, (about 10,000 feet), and the other is called Big Bear (approx. 8000 ft.) where they have one, of only a handful of ski lifts available in southern California, and only about a two hour drive away for us.
stunning!
Gorgeous….I love watching it especially the second picture.
Hey, I feel like I know you.
Grand Tetons outside of Jackson Hole,Wyoming.
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So beautiful. And the white house by the lake. It’s perfect location.
Lovely home Stan the Man !! You must hiking those hills ! Very cool !!
I so wish that was my home, but it is a picture of the Scottish Highlands!
Flowers
https://youtu.be/xRzVrpgLpUs
Divergent, lovely video and great music. I have an exercise I do several times a day and this music is a perfect fit!
Share a cup of flower tea with me. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
Very pretty colours. Very Girly.
Hi Murn
Hey,
How are you today?
I am Good… I might be in need for your Mods to create a thread for my teams.
We only have two active Mods here, Purp.
Only Suri and me and Suri is busy and can’t post topic often either.
I am going to create a game series .
Great, I’ll look forward to see them and join if my time permits…
Hi..how are you doing?
My dear i like your country and i will love to do business and relationship with you so i can come to your country to spend time with you
Thanks i hope to Read from you soon, Yours
lisa hans If yes please write me at
(lisahans916@gmail.com)
Gorgeous !!! Soo pretty elegant !!
Thank you Lilly!
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Beautiful nature and the Celtic music. Love it.
https://youtu.be/IUN664s7N-c?list=PLVqlVK9qDX6RobCsouAW04WZ5l38c8pgV
Encore.
https://youtu.be/ZCAtVJSNdQE
Wonderfully beautiful.
And like like the song too.
Thank you again. :))
Looks like a Pink Floyd album cover !! 🤓
Grand Tetons outside Jackson https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1000c13039e0447fd8da3caf6bab43ee1198e65b09441b93a0021c300b70db18.jpg Hole,Wyoming!
One of my very favorite ski resorts!!!
Squaw Valley,California Ski Resort. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/de73262134b057de259dfaa09ef2ffe434ade6903f987916bda3a2592d0c4c6b.jpg
Beautiful. I’ve never been, but wish I could ski resort on earth, spare the one Kim Jong-un built for himself and “dignitaries.”
I’d also skip out on the one in Kashmir per the potential for violence to break out there.
Otherwise, I’m game anyplace, anytime, on someone else’s dime. LOL.
I found out there that I couldn’t ski! 😎
LOL! You okay to hit the slopes now?
Nope,couldn’t even get off lift without doing a Jerry Lewis falling down,😄
Oh no. I’m so sorry.
Funny story. When we were children, my sister didn’t get off the lift correctly and fell down. The chairlift operator didn’t catch it fast enough so she got hit in the head by the chair behind her, trying to get up.
#SiblingSchadenfreude.
Found out,I was better at pulling slots in the casino ,won $1000!
Wooo!!! Makin’ it rain!
https://media.giphy.com/media/xT5LMwIfp4yt0VAZTa/giphy.gif
Paid for my vacation 👍😎
Lol,I fell on that ice slope everytime it slung me off,quit when teenagers started laughing at me!😫
Oh no. Poor Goldclaw. Look at the bright side, at least the kids weren’t laughing and rating your wipeouts at the same time.
The kids were almost holding up ZERO CARDS on me!,lol
I once saw somebody wipeout so badly the kids rated their fall a perfect 10.
Lol
🤓🤭
LoL !! ☃️🏔️🏖️
⛷️hi there !! 🤗
Hey, Lily! 🤗
Hi Gold.
Firehole Geyser Basin at sunset
Beautiful although most of pictures on Google are by Image Stock but they are stunning:
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I want to go to the Netherlands during tulip season. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f7aca632edd6e8811e047875ea09ca60ffaf17cde74ca7f59347b6a533ff07f6.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/da3289fec2183b73f00cd5b689561bced2c169dc141ed75a13c86a96d4207475.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3b6d097902e68776e69e50d44cbfccaf846efc71d93cd178ed7326a35071114c.jpg
Lili,
Happy New Year.
I’d always like tulips and those are gorgeous.
Holland has all the pretty colours the world has…:))
I have these pictures of tulips I took from iPhone at Garden By The Bay Singapore.
they don’t have as much as Holland does but they have them at all seasons.
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Happy New Year! Those are gorgeous.
This is a picture from my office. I’m not a fan of Miami, but I can appreciate God’s work. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/06a78f52ef20fc24d5c2f5ddd483c40de22aac6888651c65bbd9b25bf74ad59a.jpg
Another gorgeous picture.
Thank you for sharing your personal photo collection. 🙂
And featured.
This is something blue and green from my country.
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Thank you for the feature!! 💚
Most welcome. You deserve it.
🤗👍👏 Bravo !!
I like pictures taken in the dark where only lights are displayed or flickering. Nice pic lili. Hope you have a great day.
You as well.
Thank you.
NASA Military Exercise in the sky, or window reflection?
Um, the sun setting in Miami.
Hi Lili.
Alien spaceship?
https://carlossp1.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/matthew-13.3132.jpg?w=546
Porto Seguro, Bahia – Brasil
Hi There Carlos,
That is a beautiful tree and stunning blue sky.
Blue sky and sea at her feet!
She is amazing, and I met her! 🙂
Sydney during Mardi Gras.
Hi JAF,
I found these from Sydney Mardi Gras,
Very pretty colors.
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Too cool! It’s a rainbow city.
My second home nation will always be Indonesia. I have so much to be grateful for in life, and much of that comes from the personal growth I experienced during my work and travels mostly throughout Nusa Tenggara Timur.
Indonesia opened my worldview, and from there the possibilities in life are endless.
Australia is home, but part of my heart remains forever in Indo.
Rainbow city. Interesting.
Wow….Great to know. NTT, is it Kupang?
How long did you stay there?
I hope you’ll have the chance to visit Bali from there, I’ll be very happy to meet you.
Tenun NTT are very colourful.
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Yes, they do beautiful textiles. Tenun Ikat.
NTT takes in the eastern islands from Flores. Kupang is known as the capital. I worked and travelled around the region for many years.
Bali was more a place I went to meet up with friends coming on holiday. I love the island and the people, but the tourist thing gets a bit frustrating for me. My husband likes to go to Kuta, Lombok, because it is like Bali was in the 70s and 80s.
So good to know you did those and take this country your second home.
I am very proud of you. No wonder why you speak Bahasa very well.
That’s true about Bali, especially Kuta.
Kuta, Lombok I think is still a bit natural and quiet but Mataram and Senggigi even Gili Trawangan are now crowded with new buildings and cheap tourists and backpackers too.
The good class visitors have their own places to enjoy but these tourists and backpackers are what we see the most.
Murn in yellow?
Hi JAF.
Hey Purple. How you doing, Buddy?
Great 🙂
But I miss you .
Aww. You’re too sweet.
My land in Tennessee. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c9fa5c0aa4b82b32fbf2ad9b07182979d83b8d4dedaac04a0f5aa6b7c796ae65.jpg
Beautiful trees with pretty blue sky and sunlight between the trees.
Nice land GOLDCLAW.:)
This is another picture from where I am.
Uluwati cliff.
white-blue-green-purple.
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I have 11.4 acres in Lewis County, Tennessee, edge of Cumberland Mountains
That’s equal to 4.65 hectares
Very big land.
Where are you from?
Bali
the International Holiday destination.:)
Wow,very cool indeed!
Thank you,
You should come to visit here and see the beauty of this island….:))
I bet Bali is breath taking beautiful!
Yes it is and there are many different places to visit in just the island..:)
Central Tennessee is Gods Country!
Really?
Because Bali too is called the Island of Gods.
White House. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b1104e629582ab733bb8550e9baa7043cfa792536564f9b81357e3463713c0ea.jpg
White and green with the fountain.
I found this picture with pretty tulips surrounding the fountain.
Beautiful.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a4756880f10942b4151be877dbfac54fc63aaeeaef2e026b3f4ef8dc1a3b8fde.jpg
I took that picture in 1981 with a pocket camera
Ahhh…. so those are all your personal photos collection.
Very nice to have the chance to take picture for the white house from your own camera.
I was working for an oil company then,took many pictures of Washington DC
That is a very secured job.
My my father-in-law also worked in the oil company and his family life is very good, they seemed to have everything and not lacking in anything..:)
Beautiful
Mississippi River@ Vicksburg. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/28854ff55890945a48aa04e145a16b67d15ddfff925062d5460939b5029ce82a.jpg
Big river.
It reminds me of this old song that I like with the river in the video..:))
https://youtu.be/zYx3kmDkz9s
Good song,I live 60 miles due east of Vicksburg, Mississippi
yes, I like the song, still listen to it sometime.
60 miles is about 3 hours drive?
1 hour
We use kilo meter here.
It would take me about 1,5 – 2 hours to drive..:))
I drive fast,lol
I know you do.
I drive roughly 80 kilo meter per hour or sometimes only 60. =D
The skies are a beautiful shade of blue, where you live. If one goes west in the United States, the skiesxare a darker shade of blue. If one goes towards the Hulf Coast, the skies lose some if the intensity of color.
Hi tai,
How are you?
It’s good to see you.
I wish you a very happy new year.
It has been a happy new year. I saw the film Little Women with my mother and sister. It is rainy which makes a good excuse to stay in and watch tv. Happy New Year.
Oh you did, that’s cool.
I watched both the old and the new version of Little Women and I love them equally.
I’ll tag you when I have it posted on a topic.
That’s true…=D It’s been raining here too. Enjoy Tai.
Peaceful place
The left view is Louisiana 😎
Great choice
Grand Canyon. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/faebba29c36bcc39959114a4a57575572541b26bba322df0f3696d32cea097db.jpg
I found this more colourful picture for Grand Canyon.
Gorgeous…:))
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I took this picture of Colorado River at bottom of Canyons. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ffbc89209d78a8a70806ac5c1023ee2fddac04ff26204880a7aa5faf1c8bae9d.jpg
Wow…. amazing.
I am thinking if there was a bridge where you took the picture from?
I cant remember, there were stop offs where pictures could be taken
It looks like to be taken from a helicopter 🙂
Lol,never been in a helicopter, have climbed trees to take pictures, tho,😎
I hope you didn’t fall from the tree while taking photos.
So cool =DD
Just glad Elvis didn’t shoot me,lol
Wonder if he’s still alive that time…=D
Yes, Elvis didn’t die till 1977
Yes, Elvis didn’t die till 1977
Oaky, so the Cadillac was earlier than that.
That was the pink Cadillac he bought his mom in 1958
It was from 1955….Wow so vintage.
His Mom must be very happy to have it.
Poor woman died a year later
Poor her but she at least enjoyed it during the one year of having it.
Diamond Head,Hawaii. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0f280028ecfaecb86508cd6d6a6c5da20694eaae25df6895ed2e6b50e436e517.jpg
Looks very nice.
I took that picture with a pocket camera
Thank you for sharing your personal photo collection.
very much appreciated.
You are welcome,I have literally 100s of travel pictures!
It’s great that you still keep them and share them with us here.
Pictures are a treasure trove of memories!
Very true, pictures tell us thousands of stories…:)
Did you print the pictures or save them on a computer?
Both,print some to send my mom
Hoover Dam. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/002f4e12937fd7c53ce524907a7ea99ef3a9f28270d3b6f19887a5b1b28c46e2.jpg
Wow…. that is massive.
Thank you for posting so many pictures, very helpful for this thread and you are on topic.
Another beach from where I live: Sanur Beach
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Elvis Pink Cadillac @ Graceland. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/44c09aa00d6f5e6aca4cce948024dc1569cecf3bfe11440372e452ab486f02ff.jpg
Nice,
Is that your Elvis Pink Cadillac?
I took that picture from a tree i climbed overlooking Graceland, 😊
Laughing.
Big effort.
But did you do that to take certain angle?
Was in 1974,if Elvis had seen me in that tree,he would have shot me,lol
LOL… I bet he would..
Yellowstone https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a23f174b4b6f97e2b0951d619cca83725e7b0655c5acd4548db0dd097d20dd1e.jpg
Was this from your camera too?
A better camera,I had in the 90s
Yes, it looks brighter and better colours…:))
Ole Faithful. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/049c825d9d8c98c40e1c9724a434aaea11a7be37e57737233051a2e13fef5ebe.jpg
This looks like smoke, or was it a mist?
It was ole Faithful blowing like a hot water geyser which it does every couple of hours!
Amazing…
It seemed to blow high.
Yes and one has to walk on boarded walks because of all the hot water pockets,would scald you!
Wow… but was it toxic or just hot?
Super hot,not sure about toxic
Understood
Niagara Falls. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/031fc8b368dc5db983abc89cfe63663ad770e3618f07e7a7cc46a048df999faf.jpg
The famous Niagara.
Wonderful.
Check this out,another view of Niagara Falls
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/256ee3522d979794d8fe91e3471e8657797f70ba600a83a396b10d40516645b5.jpg from a bridge
This looks more close up and more beautiful.
Niagara falls has 2 falls really,one is named American Falls
I never knew that, but is it because it spreads the border between New York and Ontario, so it’s called American Falls?
I didn’t know about 2 falls till i arrived there!
Okay, I know now there are two falls.
Check this out,Badwater California, lowest elevation in America! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4b4092a1c0ed928a326919f10ac2d0d653c2c558594a7c79374eca670c9eb7eb.jpg
There are different colours of sands in there.
The lowest how low? 🙂
There’s a line on side of mountain that shows sea level,can’t remember elevation, but that water would kill you if you drink it,was 125 degrees that day!
That is very hot.
The boiling point of water is only 100 degrees C.
I touched that badwater and it was very hot and had little tadpoles swimming in the hot water! Wow
Tadpoles like clean water but I never knew they swim in the hot water…wow
Not sure what those little squiggly creatures were,lol
And their skin didn’t blister…:)))
Don’t know how anything could survive that hot water!
Death Valley. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c0c830377916232d6a623a1c54b131cf37f7632df18bc0d229f344861ca069a8.jpg
Was this also taken from your camera?
Yes,think that was called Zenyan canyon in Death Valley,so hot I thought i was gonna die!
Awesome.
It’s so beautiful.
Lake Tahoe. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/800782617dabfb9210523725d8d7c10d4d208317a3bcbd27818ba9250060bc82.jpg
The water in this picture looks blue indigo.
To see that lake in person is breathtaking!
It has different blue unlike other water.
Stunning.
Another view of Lake Tahoe,a very deep lake! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c849975014d7207eca01a8bec9643a83e13de4ae7bec58254a6759a4f38db085.jpg
Took that picture from inside a moving bus,pretty good, huh?
Very beautiful but I don’t know why I fear imagining the dept.:)
Some say lake has no bottom!,lol
That’s even scarier…=D
Thank you for the long chat.
You have a lovely day out there.
It’s my time to be off now and I’ll come back tomorrow.
Another green side of Bali…:))
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http://res.cloudinary.com/sweetwaternow-com/image/upload/h_415,w_622/v1460586308/yellowstone-gate_um0sla.jpg
https://images8.alphacoders.com/474/thumb-1920-474388.jpg
Looks like a blow water.
Beautiful.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d115771ef578024146f64a36ab95b83f873e523f63587ccaf3bb7d9943c0282a.jpg
I took this picture from the top of White Face Mountain, near Lake Placid, NY. Lake Placid is in the picture. It’s shaped like a “U”
Beautiful.
Thank you, Theodora.
That is stunning.
I love watching it.
Good morning, My Friend.
Thank you for sharing your personal photos collection.
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This is a picture of Lake Erie from near my home in Western NY. It was taken late in the Spring, a few years back.
So gorgeous blue and calm.
Beautiful.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b2da3f1ddc6402fb4d2db0965c2fa1c8cfe83d1cea58e75738c450606c7369c2.gif
The slide pictures with the names in it is very informative.
And those are beautiful places and buildings.
Thank you for the wonderful post, Jae.
YW, I slowed it down as much as I could so others could see how beautiful those places are.
That’s very helpful for us to enjoy all the pictures a bit longer.
Thank you, Jae.
Thanks Murn they were going by so fast before I couldn’t make out what the names were…lol
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/72f8cd8b4877e3e644634a7fe81ed7fc2f8c495edab1a187606df0047dffb7c6.gif
So gorgeous
Thank you Murn.
Have no idea where this is but i’d Like to go there.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/23ceee60d0b58bc041c87835ccfe6447bd9d800fb75bc3cf05700a9b96cc46dc.gif
This one is stunning.
I love watching it.
Thank you Murn. It does captivate you in its beauty!
Most of what I know about aesthetics comes from having lived two blocks from Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, which I visited often as a starving student. What I noticed there is what I noticed in my travels in the USN a few years earlier: Southern peoples tend to like bright, gaudy colors, and this is as true of Africans and Latin Americans as it is of southern Europeans. Northern peoples tend to prefer earth tones and pastels in both their art and environment. Just compare the artwork of the Italian Renaissance with that of the Northern Renaissance.
As for me, I tend to prefer earth tones and pastels for clothing and decoration, but I do love the brilliant colors of the Texas wildflowers when I pay attention to color at all. After looking at the ranch I eventually bought for the first time, the woman I later married asked me what color the carpets on the floors of the house were; I drew a blank. So, while I have the aesthetic sensibilities of a Philistine, the upside is that I tend to be fine with my surroundings, whatever they may be.
Earth tones and pastels are neutral and goes to all colours. And it’s nice to look at and elegant. Wonder what colour for the carpet you picked? 🙂
Nevada is on the list af:
22. Valley of Fire, Nevada
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a36e4a86c3ae84cc8dc51fda9cebd39d1c4423882546ae6540bdb17c4a495fc9.jpg
Valley of Fire State Park is one of our recommended day trips from Las Vegas, and for good reason: The drive to the 40,000 acres of bright red sandstone, petrified trees, and petroglyphs from ancient civilizations takes just over an hour from Sin City.
Get the shot: Go early in the morning to beat the heat, and shell out for a guide to help you explore the inner-workings of the canyon.
Good afternoon (evening?) to you, Miss Murn.
As for the house that was on the ranch, it was in terrible shape. It turned out that the carpet color in there is very close to the picture in your post above. That house was in such bad shape that I had to put up a new one six years later. In the new house we have hardwood floors. They are pretty, but a nightmare to take care of.
Good morning, Mr. Dunnyveg.
It’s evening here.
So the carpet was pink? 🙂
The hardwood floor must look great in your house and yes it’s tough to maintain. I’d love the mahogany colour for wood floors, but would prefer teak colours for doors or window frames and furniture. 🙂
Mrs. Dunnyveg is a good interior decorator, but the one good decision I made she disapproved of was getting away from the dark-colored hardwood floors. Instead I picked out a peanut brittle colored flooring. It is lighter in color, and has a warm, rich look to it. Mrs. Dunnyveg is now glad I overruled her.
This flooring looks really good with the hickory cabinets, furniture, and woodwork Mrs. Dunnyveg picked out.
The lighter colours of the hardwood floor sounds more beautiful but it is tougher to maintain. You must have beautiful home with Mrs Dunnyveg designing the interior, selecting the furniture and your hardwood floor colour choice.:)
Yes, the hardwood floors are beautiful. The problem is that this stuff is so delicate. If my overactive border collie isn’t enough, the ocean of dust I live in serves as an abrasive. They are tough to keep clean and are showing their age. If we had to do over, I’d insist upon some kind of stone or ceramic flooring.
My hardwood floor looked wonderful… until my wife insisted on getting a dog.
Chicago at night:
https://dressedtoat.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/chicago-skyline.jpg
Wow… that is beautiful colour combination.
I love watching it.
Beaches in Bali at night
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/22a0df3a895ac51eee7246347db1b2828f7adcf4a92167c4de08989a07d5b018.jpg
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Gorgeous.
I’m afraid that I don’t pay too much attention to the colours of things when I leave my home to go some place, on account of I have a very ‘short’ attention span due to suffering from A.D.D. and other mental problems, which causes me to lose focus on things, and that’s precisely why it’s a lucky thing that I’m no longer driving any vehicles by myself anymore)I get lifts to places by my mother). I’d probably lose my concentration while driving driving, and end up in a fatal accident or something like that, you dig?
OMG, Squirrel! Wait. What were you saying?
Did you call me a ‘squirrel’? Were you just being funny, or was that an insult?
I was not attempting to insult you at all. That was an ADHD joke.
I was distracted by a squirrel. Get it?
‘WAIT A MINUTE’! By any chance, were you thinking about a GEICO T.V. commercial where a guy is driving along a road, and he sees a squirrel running in front of him, and he swerves to miss the squirrel and he crashes into the bushes or trees or something, and another squirrel comes up to the other squirrel, and they act jovial over what they did. Is that what you were eluding to before, hmm?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40kPEjZpM8M
LOLOL! Not what came to mind, but very funny.
Close enough at least, dude?
Sort of. I was all like, hey, I was reading what you were writing…but then SQUIRREL!!!
So then I forgot what the conversation was about, another damn you ADHD moment.
In that case, please forgive me for thinking that you were insulting me. I just misunderstood the “squirrel” reference, that’s all. And there’s another downside for me about having ADHD combined with depression and an anxiety disorder. It prevents me from telling what phrases and statements are funny and what aren’t, and that is no fun at all, if you get my drift.
I’m just glad you are now in on the joke. I wouldn’t deliberately phuk with you. 🙂
We’re good. I’m glad you are now in on the joke.
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Snorkeling into a hole in a coral reef off of Costa Rica the sunlit colors were intense, from deep black to every brilliant color imaginable, surrounded by movement, floating in perfectly clear water. The impact was so intense I was literally in shock and could not return to the water for days. The colors cant be replicated. 1973.
Stunning..
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33. Namib Sand Dunes, Namibia
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Talk about otherworldly: Aside from their, ahem, hot Cheeto coloring, these peaks in the Namib Desert are some of the highest dunes on earth, with the tallest, Dune 7, topping a staggering 1,256 feet.
Get the shot: Get started early in the morning, as this is when the dunes are their most photogenic, with one side glowing red and the other in the shadows. For a study in contrasts, head to Sossusvlei in Namib-Naukluft National Park, a dusty white salt and clay pan surrounded by towering rust-red dunes. In the neighboring clay pan of Deadvlei, dead, darkened camel thorn stumps—sometimes called ‘tree skeletons’—sit parched in the sun, lending the whole place a kind of post-apocalyptic feel.
34. Dallol, Ethiopia.
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One of the hottest places on earth thanks to volcanoes and geysers, Dallol, which sits on Ethiopia’s northern border with Eritrea, is best viewed from afar. The average annual temperature is 94 degrees Fahrenheit, and it routinely hits highs of 116 in the summer. The brilliant yellow, pictured here, is the result of sulphur and salt reacting.
Get the shot: Dallol’s “coolest” temps are between October and February; visit early in the morning to avoid peak heat. Go with a guide, and stay away from the water, which can reach up to 212 degrees.
Brighton Beach, Melbourne, Australia
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Iconic
yes 😊
Those are cute and very pretty colours.
These are on Seminyak Beach Bali, colourful.
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Hi Murn
so lovely i like !
Murn, here is a study in color contrasts. This picture is what Texas should look like in a couple of months if we get decent rains:
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Because we haven’t received appreciable rainfall in going on nine months–since last April–Texas now looks like this. This pic was taken on my ranch by a game camera. Where the loon is standing in my pond should be under eight feet of water. The only color in this pic, besides the brilliant blue sky, is the mistletoe in the mesquite tree in the right background:
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The first picture looks stunning with 3 colours combination there. Love watching it.
The second picture was only taken on December 31st and it was 3C degree, so cold.
The water is receding so much. I hope you will have the rain falls very soon as we’ve been having rain here after the long summer which was hotter than usual.
And you have a big ranch.
Nice pictures, thank you for sharing.
Here are just some different places in Bali to see the colours we have.
Trekking in the rice fields.
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Ayung River for rafting. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5ecda6d13b04ef0387e75d2bbb4d5b042948850f8814c2cba786b5bf1f65b7fe.jpg
Dream Land Beach https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eca6b83ab89a34df67a2526f30b01725dabb2760ec77f199c1960fa2b33d7ca7.jpg
Kuta Beach. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1e0a9b282add81c9fd502155727dbf2b1e724f85efd445f9efa87040fb44b7e9.jpg
I’m guessing it never freezes on Bali. I think that is what makes the difference. I’ve visited both southern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Venezuela, as well as other parts of tropical Latin America. Where it doesn’t freeze, the colors are so bright they are almost palpable.
Here in Texas, in the winter it’s not at all uncommon to have snow within twenty-four hours of needing air conditioning. Today it’s supposed to be 25C here. I actually prefer cool weather; I don’t live in Texas for its climate.
Anyway, I enjoyed the chat and pics. Have a great evening!
It never freezes here and that makes us travel to snowy countries to see snow. All has plus and minus, I guess we just enjoy the beautiful gift of God wherever we are.
Thank you and it is my time to be off too and come back tomorrow.
Have a beautiful day out there.
Beautiful! I love beach! Looks like Brasil!
I would also visit if I could!
Thanks, Murni!
35 Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Historically speaking, St. Petersburg is a colorful city—it was the country’s capital for more than 200 years, after all—and even its buildings follow suit. Until the October Revolution of 1917, the highly ornamented, uber-Baroque Winter Palace, with its multi-story colonnade and aqueous teal facade served as an official residence of the imperial family (though, the Romanovs moved out in 1905).
Get the shot: By day, the Winter Palace is decidedly not yellow—but if you want to see it in all its golden splendor, head there at night, when the entire complex is lit up with the help of three-bulb street lamps, and the light bounces off the stones of the surrounding square. (If you want to see a building that’s truly lemon-like during the day, head right across the square to the General Staff Building.)
36 Kebler Pass, Colorado, USA
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There’s no such thing as an unattractive season in Colorado, but we think autumn might just be the most spectacular. Starting in August, a gold rush takes over the aspen trees in Rocky Mountain National Park, working down to lower elevations in October (September is peak leaf-changing season). The tundra transitions from summer flowers to shades of russet, brown, and gold as the seasons change.
Get the shot: Kebler Pass connects Paonia (near Somerset) with Crested Butte to the east. Sitting at an altitude of about 10,000 feet, the 33-mile drive is an excellent way to take in those famously golden aspen leaves.
37. Izamal, Mexico
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Located about an hour east of Mérida, Izamal is known for its sunny, mustard yellow buildings. Nearly every building along the town’s cobblestone streets is a varying shade of yellow, from homes to the central market. There are also plenty of Mayan ruins, including the climbable Kinich Kakmó Pyramid, smack in the middle of town (these have fortunately not been painted yellow).
Get the shot: The Convento de San Antonio de Padua (pictured) is the most iconic yellow building in town. Built in 1561 by Spaniards, who used stones from the Mayan pyramid they destroyed on-site, the monastery is open every day of the week and has a small museum dedicated to Pope John Paul II’s visit in the ‘90s.
38. Royal Palace, Fez, Morocco
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Also known as Dar al-Makhzen, the 17th-century palace is not open to visitors, but that doesn’t stop its seven golden gates from being heavily photographed. Each brass door is covered with an intricate pattern, which is then surrounded by colorful tilework and carved cedar wood.
Get the shot: Go early in the morning to avoid the heat, and to beat everyone else to the palace doors (though, if you go at peak times you’ll never wait very long).
39. Luosi Field, Luoping, China
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It isn’t easy to get to China’s Luoping County, where the fields of canola (the plants that make the cooking oil of the same name) transform into a seemingly endless sea of yellow flowers. During the blooming season, the fields are also dotted with beekeepers, who set up apiaries for their bees to create honey from the canola flowers’ nectar.
Get the shot: The flowers bloom between February and March, but it’s a bit of a hike to see them: you’ll need to drive about 10 hours south of Chengdu. Buses also travel to Luoping from nearby Kunming.
Hawaii
I agree, Hawaii and Bali are so colourful but they didn’t include these places on their list. I wonder why…:))
The Bahamas.
The blue Bahamas.
Beautiful.
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I went there for my ‘2nd’ honeymoon.
Wow….sounds to be a wonderful honeymoon.
Do you still go there recently?
Not in 20 years.
To be honest Murni, I think right here, in what you and I both call home, is about as colorful as any place in the world that I’ve seen.
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I agree, we have all the colours in our home as many call it paradise.
That’s mount Agung and here is one of many places in Ubud with beautiful colours.
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For sure Murni. And as you well know, it’s not just the landscapes that are colorful…but also the people…especially when dressed in adat for ceremonies.
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Yes, and remember the flowers of the canang sari or the offering too.
Nice picture and thank you for posting it.
I have these ones 🙂
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How pretty colours the canang sari are.
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Hello Murn and Happy New Year 😊
Would you mind removing me from these notifications please. Thank you!
Happy New Year.
Thank you and will do…:))